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What do taps create inside holes?

Internal threads

Process of creating internal threads with taps

Tapping

Length of taper on taper tap

8-10 threads

Which tap does most heavy cutting work?

Second tap

Plug tap purpose

Finishing threads, esp. in blind holes

Correct sequence of tap use

Taper, then second, then plug

Material taps are made from

High-speed steel

Two purposes of tap flutes

Cutting edges & chip collection/escape

Tool used to rotate taps

Tap wrench

Tapping size hole compared to tap size

Slightly smaller

Angle tap must be held at to work surface

90 degrees (perpendicular)

Forward-reverse tapping pattern

Half turn clockwise, quarter turn back to break chips

Definition of blind hole

Hole that doesn't go completely through material

Main cause of broken tap

Drilling tapping hole too small

Cause of shallow thread

Drilling tapping hole too large

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